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RetroBytes<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Presentacion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Presentacion</a> Yo he venido aquí a hablar sobre la informática de verdad, retroinformática que la llaman ahora ;-) Para aprender y hablar sobre mis inquietudes con los ordenadores de 8 bits (principalmente MSX), de 16 bits y 32 bits (principalmente Commodore Amiga) pero también de sistemas DOS, Win9x/XP, UNIX,...Si te interesan estos temas dame un toque.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retroinformatica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retroinformatica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#msx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zxspectrum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#z80</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/m68k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#m68k</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commodore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#amiga</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#atari</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#msdos</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#introduction</a>

chris actualWhat’s the first thing I’m burning to this and also what is the second thing I’m overwriting the first thing with? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdrw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdrw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/question" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#question</a>

Blake PattersonHitting the road shortly for INIT HELLO, the new Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in Baltimore. Fun, retro weekend ahead!<a href="https://init-hello.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://init-hello.org</a><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppleII</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple2Forever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple2Forever</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/INITHELLO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#INITHELLO</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conference</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Baltimore</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SystemSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SystemSource</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputers</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computinghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computinghistory</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechHistory</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintageapple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintageapple</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CRT</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nostalgia</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#events</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMV</a>

LobstersThe MonTana Mini Computer <a href="https://lobste.rs/s/wvy1o7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lobste.rs/s/wvy1o7</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mtmc.cs.montana.edu</a>

paulrickardsEvery now and then I see cool vintage computerized knitting machines and think it would be cool to get one to create generative knits but I’m a complete n00b to knitting. I like the idea of modern solutions to vintage knitting machines.Edit: See replies, there's some recent projects worth looking into!Any advice for what to know, what to buy, what to avoid? Thx!Probably a unique blend of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kntting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kntting</a>

Mark MoxonMy new project is a version of BBC Master Elite, but with a twist.Sure, it’s pretty niche, but this has never been done before, which is always fun.Can you tell what it is yet? The clue's in the clip...<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bbcmicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bbcmicro</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#8bit</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elite</a>

The Oasis BBSb5s4 XA1541 Active Adapter <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C64</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Commodore1541" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Commodore1541</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DiskPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiskPreservation</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/OpenCBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenCBM</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DIYHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIYHardware</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/XA1541" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XA1541</a> <a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/b5s4-xa1541-active-adapter/?feed_id=4506&_unique_id=6883817d6935d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theoasisbbs.com/b5s4-xa1541-active-adapter/?feed_id=4506&_unique_id=6883817d6935d</a>

AptiviWe've tested Red Hat 2.1 on 86Box with MSI MS-5109 (Socket 5, 1994), 128 MB RAM, and Intel Pentium Overdrive 166 MHz!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RedHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RedHat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RHCL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RHCL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RHL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RHL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Computers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechUpdates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechUpdates</a><a href="https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/red-hat-2-1-on-86box-with-socket-5-1994/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/red-hat-2-1-on-86box-with-socket-5-1994/</a>

Ciaran McNultyAn Enigma machine IRL is peak <a href="https://mcnulty.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Wesley Moore<a href="https://mastodon.social/@ctietze" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ctietze</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@marioguzman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@marioguzman</a> here you go. The input latency is quite high, even with the emulation speed turned up. Not sure what is responsible for that.<a href="https://mastodon.decentralised.social/tags/eink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eink</a> <a href="https://mastodon.decentralised.social/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macintosh</a> <a href="https://mastodon.decentralised.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Red the Trans VampireGot set up to start writing some DSi homebrew<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/nintendods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nintendods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/homebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homebrew</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/opengl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opengl</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/test" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#test</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedev</a>

Herr Irrtum!Oh, im Heiseportal gibt es einen Artikel zu den Soundmöglichkeiten des Amiga Heimcomputers von 1985. Prinzipiell toll; nur - stimmt vieles nicht, was da steht:<ul><li>Keimzelle für Tracker war klar der C64 - insbesondere, wenn man das Wort "Keimzelle" ins Feld führt. Das war vor den ersten Amiga Trackern.</li></ul>Und ja, das hat auch was mit Chris Hülsbeck zu tun, dem dann aber in den Mund gelegt wird, er hätte sich erst mit dem Amiga im Vergleich zum C64 so richtig kreativ entfalten können. Das sind aber 2 sehr verschiedene Paar Schuhe und mit Sicherheit sieht das Chris nicht anders: Der C64 bietet um Lichtjahre mehr Möglichkeiten, den Sound in Echtzeit zu verändern. Das merkt man an seinen C64 Tracks - da bringt Chris den Chip so richtig zum Singen. Phänomenal. Genau das wollte er auch auf dem Amiga erreichen, deswegen hat er ja seinen eigenen Tracker TFMX gebaut, der versucht, diese Möglichkeiten auch auf die statischen Samples des Amiga anzuwenden, und der damit weiter kommt, als normale MOD Tracker (weswegen man Amiga Hülsbeck Musik möglichst nicht per nachträglich ins Mod Format übertragene Varianten hören sollte - da fehlen akustische Feinheiten, weil sie im Mod Format nicht abgebildet werden können). Aber TFMX kommt da dennoch bei weitem nicht an den SID Soundchip des C64 ran - die Hardware erlaubt es einfach nicht. Dafür kann Hülsbeck buchstäblich jeden Sound der Welt auf dem Amiga abspielen und ist nicht auf ein paar Wellenformen und verzerrte 4Bit Samples beschränkt, wie beim C64 - klar hat er sich darüber gefreut und klar sind da coole Sachen entstanden. Aber wie gesagt: Sind 2 Paar sehr verschiedene Schuhe. So verkürzt, wie im Artikel dargestellt, entsteht ein falsches Bild.Demoszene und Crackerszene waren bis 1989 kaum separiert, die Demoszene begann sich ab 1988 so zaghaft aus der Crackerszene zu lösen. Oft mit den gleichen Leuten im Hintergrund. Insofern hatten die ersten erweiterten Versionen von Noisetracker noch nichts mit der Demoszene zu tun.Unreal 1 für den PC hat keine Mod Files verwendet. Sondern Impulstrecker Module (.it) mit bis zu 27 Channels (der Amiga konnte nur 4). Klar das ist das gleiche Prinzip - aber tut mir leid: Modfiles und Impulstracker Musik sind unterschiedliche Dinge. 16Bit (das Club Projekt mit dem jungen Sven Väth) mögen 1987 den ein oder anderen Amigasound verwendet haben, aber das Album hat so gut wie nichts mit dem Amiga zu tun, Chances are, dass sie ihr Midi Equipment mit dem ST angesteuert haben. Also m.E. wirklich Quatsch, die Aussage.Wie revolutionär die 8bit/28kHz in 4facher Form 1985 waren, macht der Artikel nicht klar: Die einzige nennenswerte Konkurrent war der Emu SP12 und der hatte gerade mal 48 KB Speicher für Samples. Immerhin in 12 Bit (besserer Rauschabstand) - aber das reichte dann nur für 1.2s komplette Samplelänge (für alle geladenen Samples in der Summe!) bei den maximal 26 Khz Sampling Frequenz. Im Vergleich zu diesem "Spielzeug" (in den UK 1985 mal eben 2700 Pfund teuer!!) war der Amiga ein Tor zu einer anderen Dimension.Und so weiter... der Artikel hätte wirklich genauer sein dürfen, finde ich.<a href="https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/40-Jahre-Amiga-Die-Musik-Maschine-fuer-den-Schreibtisch-10494714.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/40-Jahre-Amiga-Die-Musik-Maschine-fuer-den-Schreibtisch-10494714.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amiga</a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/earlySamplers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earlySamplers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/paula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#paula</a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/TrackerMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrackerMusic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.de/tags/modfiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modfiles</a>

The Medley Interlisp ProjectIt's 1986 and you want to use Interlisp-D on your Xerox workstation. This primer will get you up to speed with booting a Lisp image, handling floppy disks, using the mouse, transferring files to a VAX, and interacting with the environment. Some of the material is obsolete but gives an idea of what it was like to use a Lisp Machine in the 1980s.<a href="http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/interlisp-d/198510_Koto/3102300_Interlisp-D_A_Friendly_Primer_Nov86.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/interlisp-d/198510_Koto/3102300_Interlisp-D_A_Friendly_Primer_Nov86.pdf</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/interlisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interlisp</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LispMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LispMachine</a>

Paolo AmorosoPaul McJones on the passing of computer scientist Robert Brayton and his role in the first Lisp compiler.<a href="https://mcjones.org/dustydecks/archives/2025/07/15/1449" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mcjones.org/dustydecks/archives/2025/07/15/1449</a><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/lisp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lisp</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/compilers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#compilers</a>

qUAntUm RaDio! :verified:nOw PLaYiNG oN qUAntUm RaDio!: Visions Of Reality bY Moby (Us)! tUnE iN NoW: <a href="https://radio.erb.pw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://radio.erb.pw</a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/demoscene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demoscene</a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/chiptunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chiptunes</a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/trackermusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trackermusic</a> <a href="https://mas.erb.pw/tags/sceneradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sceneradio</a>

🔏 Matthias WiesmannSo now, I'm reverse engineering the Claris Works comments for gradients in Apple QuickDraw pictures. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quickdraw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quickdraw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classicmac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#classicmac</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClarisWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClarisWorks</a>

Eric WinchesterI've been working on curating my own internet and social media; I'm done with the normies. Every day, I work to silo out the noise and focus on geek stuff. Basically, I'm trying to go back to the internet when you needed to know an init string to log on. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

paulrickardsThe vintage Okimate 10 and 20 thermal color printers can print in black and white on thermal fax roll paper without a ribbon.Here's a roll paper stand I created that you can print.<a href="https://www.printables.com/model/1364930-okimate-1020-printer-roll-paper-holderstand" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.printables.com/model/1364930-okimate-1020-printer-roll-paper-holderstand</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amiga</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C64</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Okimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Okimate</a>

Paul (Goto 10)NSFW <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

Sean 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤷Functional keyboard with broken keyboard screw mounts. Did someone throw this across the room when it destructed? <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

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